(Fixed) FC5 - dual display w/ GeForce2

[Jamie Bohr]

I realized I forgot to to say a special thanks goes to Lonni J Friedman for
his help.



On 11/6/06, Jamie Bohr <jamiebohr at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> With the help of http://alufis35.uv.es/Linux-versus-TwinView-Nvidia.htmland a little twiking I got it to work.  The GeForce2 does not support two
> displays at 1600x1200 but it does at 1400x1050.  Please see attached
> xorg.conf file.
>
> On 11/6/06, Lonni J Friedman <netllama at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > If Twinview is not working, you need to post a bug report on nvnews.net.
> >
> > On 11/5/06, Jamie Bohr <jamiebohr at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > I guess I don't understand.  According to Nvida's web site,
> > > http://www.nvidia.com/object/feature_twinview.html,
> > > twinview allows spanning a desktop (KDE, Gnome, ..) across multiple
> > > monitors.  If this is the case Nothing ever shows up on my second
> > monitor.
> > > What if the second monitor had to be a different resolution?  Sorry,
> > this is
> > > not making since to me.
> > >
> > > - Jamie
> > >
> > >
> > > On 11/5/06, Lonni J Friedman < netllama at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > On 11/5/06, Jamie Bohr <jamiebohr at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > It does not look like a second display is configured in your
> > xorg.conf
> > > file.
> > > >
> > > > Sure it is, that's what twinview is for.  You might want to read the
> > > > driver README so that you'll understand.
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > I installed it, restarted X and still had a single display.  I ran
> > > >
> > > > You should consider generating an nvidia-bug-report.log and posting
> > on
> > > > nvnews.net.
> > > >
> > > > > "nvidia-xconfig -a --twinview", it locked up X and I had to do a
> > hard
> > > reset.
> > > > >  Should I try the open-source versions of the NVidia driver?  Does
> > that
> > > work
> > > > > with the display config utility?
> > > >
> > > > The nv X driver supports one display per GPU.
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > - Jamie
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > On 11/5/06, Lonni J Friedman <netllama at gmail.com > wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > You've got mess right now.  It looks like your old multi-X
> > screen
> > > > > > config is still there along with Twinview.   Try the one i've
> > attached
> > > > > > instead.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On 11/5/06, Jamie Bohr < jamiebohr at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > > > I attached a fresh copy of my xorg.conf file.  When I run
> > > > > "nvidia-xconfig -a
> > > > > > > --twinview" all references to the second display
> > disappear.  Thank
> > > you
> > > > > Lonni
> > > > > > > for giving a suggestion.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > - Jamie
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >  On 11/5/06, Jamie Bohr < jamiebohr at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > > > > After running the command the settings for the second
> > display are
> > > > > gone.
> > > > > > > Wished I created a backup.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > On 11/5/06, Lonni J Friedman < netllama at gmail.com > wrote:
> > > > > > > > > On 11/5/06, Jamie Bohr < jamiebohr at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > Hello All,
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > I put a GeForce2 MX/MX 400 NVidia card in a FC5 system
> > today,
> > > a
> > > > > gift
> > > > > > > from
> > > > > > > > > > from a friend.  I am trying to get dual display working
> > and am
> > > not
> > > > > > > having
> > > > > > > > > > any luck.  From the articles I've read the card is
> > capable of
> > > > > > > supporting
> > > > > > > > > > dual displays.  I installed the NVidia driver (from
> > NVidia).
> > > When
> > > > > X
> > > > > > > starts
> > > > > > > > > > the second display flickers them stops.  I have two HP
> > p1110
> > > > > displays
> > > > > > > > > > attached.  I have attached my xorg.conf file for
> > reference and
> > > a
> > > > > > > screen shot
> > > > > > > > > > of the display settings.  If I set the monitor types in
> > > "Display
> > > > > > > Settings" X
> > > > > > > > > > will refuse to start.  I can send the error logs if they
> > would
> > > be
> > > > > > > helpful.
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > I have googled and tried a few things, none worked.
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > I would like to use two displays if I can.
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > Thank you for your help,
> > > > > > > > > > --
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Redhat's tools are completely unaware of what the nvidia
> > driver
> > > can
> > > > > > > > > accomplish.  If you want to use two displays, try running
> > as
> > > root:
> > > > > > > > > nvidia-xconfig -a --twinview
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > and then restart X.
> > > >
> >
> > --
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > L. Friedman                                    netllama at gmail.com
> > LlamaLand                       http://netllama.linux-sxs.org
> >
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>
> --
> Jamie Bohr
>



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Jamie Bohr
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